305 East 72nd Street
A 17-story building with 177 apartments, built in 1961, in Manhattan, NY 10021.
Addresses on the lot: 1398 to 1402 2nd Avenue, 301 to 305 East 72nd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
305 East 72nd Street has 49 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 305/72 Owners Corp. /The 305/72 Condominium. 14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 305 East 72nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 49 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 28 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 17 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 305 East 72nd Street?
305 East 72nd Street is registered with HPD to 305/72 Owners Corp. /The 305/72 Condominium. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2007.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10021 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 305 East 72nd Street rent stabilized?
14 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 18 in 2018. That’s 14 of the building’s 177 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 304 East 73rd Street40 apartments, built 1910
- 311 East 72nd Street128 apartments, built 1929
- 1404 2nd Avenue66 apartments, built 1966
- 315 East 72nd Street219 apartments, built 1958
- 1393 2nd Avenue141 apartments, built 1964
- 308 East 72nd Street75 apartments, built 1996
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01447-7501.